"It's okay, it's okay. Don't be nervous, Manager Deng. I just thought of something interesting."
Seeing that Deng Cheng was so embarrassed, Li Xian stopped laughing and comforted him amiably, but the reason was really far-fetched. As for the real reason, it is simple to say, that is, Li Xian passed
After some observation, he can completely conclude that the person in front of him is a real ancient man, not a Xibei product from time to time - Li Xian had already discovered this "ecological farm" when he was wandering around the village.
Without the element of a biogas pool, now after further testing, I found that Deng Cheng had never heard of such a thing as biogas, so it was natural to draw a conclusion - the discoverer of biogas was an Italian at the end of the 18th century.
Physicist Volta, and the first practical biogas digester was invented by the French in the 19th century. It was introduced to China in the early 20th century. It was not until it became popular in China that
It has to be traced back to the "red flag waving" era. The ancients naturally did not know the term biogas. Furthermore, in the real "ecological farm" system, the biogas pool is the key among the keys. Only by constructing the biogas pool
Only by doing this can the effectiveness of the entire farm be maximized. Obviously, Deng Cheng didn't know this. In this way, the answer is readily apparent.
"Your Highness, what is that swamp and swamp gas?"
Deng Cheng was obviously a keen researcher and very curious. Seeing Li Xian's kind attitude, he plucked up the courage to ask further questions.
"Well, Manager Deng has ever noticed that the pond where you store manure often comes out of bubbles, which smells slightly smelly. If you put it on fire, it will definitely burn. This gas is methane gas."
The components of biogas are complex, and it is not easy to explain. Moreover, Li Xian is not good at explaining the modern chemistry, so he can only briefly mention it.
"Ah, it turns out to be this thing. I know this. A few years ago, some children on the farm were playing with fire by the manure pit, which almost caused a disaster. I thought it was strange at the time, but I didn't know why. Now I hear His Highness say this.
, I understand a little bit, but this gas is dispersed, how can it be used?" When Li Xian said this, Deng Cheng suddenly understood, but then he frowned again, confused as to how to use the biogas.
"I have seen this matter in previous manuscripts, but I have never seen it in person. It has been a long time and I can't remember it clearly. I will make up my mind when I go back and check." The principle and design of the biogas pool are not clear.
Difficult, Li Xian personally supervised the construction when he was a township official in later generations. Naturally, Beier knew that even if there were no steel pipes, valves, etc. at this time, Li Xian could come up with an alternative plan. But he really had to explain it.
If it is clear, it cannot be achieved in a few words. Li Xian does not want to waste his time. Besides, although the biogas tank is a good thing, it is not worth mentioning compared to what Li Xian came here to do.
Not wanting to get entangled in such a trivial matter, he casually found an excuse to shirk away. Then, without waiting for Deng Cheng to react, he changed the subject: "I heard that Manager Deng once did business in the world.
, Yu Shang must be very experienced, but if there is something unclear, I would like to ask Manager Deng to clarify it for me."
"I don't dare. If your Highness has something to do, just give him your orders. I will do my best."
Deng Cheng was thinking about the method of utilizing biogas when he suddenly saw Li Xian changing the subject. He was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly bowed to answer.
"Well, if I give you a sum of money for doing business, how much annual profit can I get?" Li Xian raised his eyebrows and asked thoughtfully.
"Returning to Your Highness, it depends on the size of the capital. If there is a big one, there will be a big use, and if there is a small one, there will be a small place. It is really difficult to make a conclusion."
As soon as he heard Li Xian raised such a question, Deng Cheng's eyes lit up, and he vaguely guessed Li Xian's true intention of coming to the "Cake House". His spirit was immediately lifted, and he answered loudly without thinking.
"Oh, that's right. How can we do it if we have forty strings?"
Li Xian smiled and nodded, giving a limit.
"Based on this number, if you sell goods from north to south and go back and forth in a year, you may get twice the profit. If the situation is good, five times is also possible. If you want more, you have to be lucky. If the judgment is wrong, you will lose all your money.
It's not unusual." Deng Cheng thought for a while and replied in a calm tone.
"Oh? What if it's four hundred coins?" Li Xian smiled noncommittally and expanded the amount tenfold.
"If you have this amount, your options will be several times larger. You can open a shop more safely. My subordinates have dealt with silk before, so this amount is barely enough to open a silk and satin shop. If you manage it properly, you may be able to make more than three times the profit throughout the year.
If you use it to form a caravan with others and travel through the Western Regions, it will take more than two years to go back and forth, and the profit will be ten times greater. However, the road is difficult and uneven, and success or failure is unpredictable. As for other businesses, such as restaurants and restaurants
Like this, you may be able to gain stability, but there will be no unforeseen benefits.”
Four hundred guan is not a small amount, but it is not too amazing. If it is used as a business, it can only be regarded as a medium-to-small scale, and a business of this size is the most difficult to operate. It is difficult to do a big business, and it is difficult to do a small business.
He also thought it was a waste, so even though Deng Cheng was good at business, he did not dare to answer easily. Instead, he pondered for a moment and then spoke cautiously.
"Well, what if it's 40,000 guan?"
Li Xian did have contact with business when he was in officialdom in later generations, but he just knew what it was and didn't know why. Of course, his business philosophy was advanced enough, at least he couldn't be considered a layman, even if he didn't know much about the business of this era.
Although he was familiar with it, he still had basic judgment skills. Just by hearing it, he knew that what Deng Cheng said was not false. However, Li Xian did not show any sign, but quietly raised the amount to an astronomical figure.
"Forty thousand strings?"
Upon hearing such an astonishing number, Deng Cheng trembled visibly, looked at Li Xian in disbelief, and murmured hesitantly.
"Yes, if there are 40,000 guan, how will Manager Deng use it?" Li Xian smiled slightly and replied affirmatively.
"This..." Deng Cheng was stunned for a moment. After his face changed several times, he shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Your Highness Haihan, I have never calculated such a large sum of money before, and I really don't have the slightest certainty about it.
"
"Oh? Hahaha..." When Li Xian heard this, he couldn't help laughing loudly.
"Your Highness, please forgive me, my subordinates, my subordinates..."
Seeing Li Xian smiling freely, Deng Cheng couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He had a grimace on his face and didn't know what to say.
"It doesn't matter, Manager Deng is really an honest man, good, very good."
The more capital, the better. Especially when you do not have the ability to control so much capital, it often results in a backlog of capital and waste, or excessive extravagance, which leads to total loss. Li Xian naturally believes in this principle.
It was very clear that I would not be disappointed because Deng Zheng told the truth. On the contrary, I appreciated his ability more, so I praised him with a smile.
"Your Highness has wrongly rewarded you, and I am ashamed." Upon hearing what Li Xian said, Deng Cheng hurriedly thanked him, but his eyes were shining with hope and longing, and there was also a bit of regret in them.
Feeling of tension.
"Steward Deng, don't be nervous. I don't have 40,000 guan in principal for you to play with. Well, it's just 200 guan. But I have to take back 5,000 guan in a year. Can Steward Deng do it?" Deng Cheng's expression changed.
Xian Zishi saw everything in his eyes, felt happy in his heart, laughed jokingly, and asked jokingly.
"Ah, five thousand strings? This..."
Deng Cheng was shrewd and guessed that Li Xian came here to ask him to do business. He was looking forward to it, but he never expected that Li Xian actually made such a ridiculous request. He was dumbfounded for a moment and stared at it dumbfounded.
Li Xian, I don't know if this little master of his is taking pleasure in himself.
"Five thousand guan is only the first year. From the second year onwards, if this number cannot be doubled, it will be considered a failure. Does Manager Deng understand this?" Before Deng Cheng could react, Li Xian chuckled, and then said
An even more outrageous request was made.
"ah……"
Deng Cheng was dumbfounded. He was really dumbfounded. His mouth was opened so wide that he could stuff a pear into it. Sweat poured from his head and face like a waterfall. After being stunned for a long time, he raised his hand and wiped it with his sleeve.
Wiping his sweat, he said with a grimace: "Your Highness, please forgive me. I'm incompetent and I really don't dare to agree. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Come on, I won’t tease you anymore! Seeing Deng Cheng in such embarrassment, Li Xian couldn’t help but burst into laughter, which made Deng Cheng even more frightened. After laughing wildly for a while, Li Xian looked solemn and said:
"I am not a delusional person. If I dare to say this, I have my own reasons. Manager Deng only has to do his job sincerely, and there will be no failure. There are some gadgets here, so just follow them." Li Xian
As he spoke, he took out a letter from his arms, weighed it in his hand, and then stretched it out to Deng Cheng.
"This, this is..."
Deng Cheng took the letter with a puzzled look on his face, opened it, and found that there were more than ten thick pages inside. There were not only pictures but also text descriptions on them, but Deng Cheng couldn't recognize what those things were.
He frowned and thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out, so he had to turn his eyes to Li Xian, hissing and asking.
"There are four things here. One is a folding fan, which is accompanied by poems, calligraphy and paintings, which is a good tool for scholars to show off their talents; the second is a distillation tower, which can purify the light rice wine into fine wine; the third is soap, which is used for washing.
The fourth one is gunpowder, which can be used to make firecrackers and fireworks for festivals and celebrations. With these four things, why worry about business routes being closed? It’s getting hotter today, so let’s start with the folding fan.
You have one month to make the folding fan first. As for the market, Gu has his own ideas, can Manager Deng do it?" Li Xian explained the four things casually, and then made a request.
"If you have four hundred guan for use, I can barely give it a try."
Seeing that Li Xian had already said this, Deng Cheng did not dare to neglect. After careful consideration, he gritted his teeth and agreed.
"Well, that's good, Gu..."
Seeing Deng Cheng being so cautious, Li Xian admired him very much. Just as he was about to say a few more words of comfort, he suddenly saw Gao Miao hurried in from the door.
Stunned, he stopped mid-sentence and frowned suspiciously.